Hearing her daughter's words and recalling her past hardships, she covered her face with her hands and cried loudly. Er Ya hugged her and cried along with her.

Lin Jianguo hugged his wife and daughter, feeling bad. It was all his fault for being incompetent and useless.

Chen Xiuhua knew what grievances her daughter had suffered, and she wiped away her tears along with her, filling the room with the sound of weeping.

Seeing Lin Xiao and the others watching their family cry, Li Taohua felt a little awkward. She stood up and comforted Jiang's mother, "Alright, sister-in-law, it's Er Ya's birthday today. We should be happy. Let's forget about the past and just focus on the future. We'll eat meat every day from now on and make them so envious."

Jiang's mother wiped away her tears, and seeing that her daughter's eyes were also filled with tears, she quickly wiped away Er Ya's tears as well.

"It's my fault, I couldn't help myself. We should be happy and joyful on our birthdays. Alright, it's rare for Xiao Lu to come all this way, you play with them, I'll tidy up this."

"Mom, don't be sad. Aunt Peach Blossom is right. As long as we live well, everything will be alright. My little brother and I will take care of you in the future."

Jiang's mother held back her tears and sighed. With such a daughter, all the grievances she had suffered in the first half of her life were worth it.

Seeing that they had returned to normal, Qian Lu patted his chest, feeling a mix of emotions. He always felt that his mother was a nag, and he found it very annoying every time she talked. But after hearing Er Ya say this today, he realized that he hadn't been treating his mother very well. Every time she said a few extra words, he would push her out and close the door.

Thinking to myself that I must be more patient with my mother in the future, Er Ya is right, she has suffered a lot to raise me.

But now is not the time to talk about that. Let's put this matter aside for now. I took Er Ya into the yard and saw that her eyes were still red. Wanting to cheer her up, I took out a wad of money from my pocket and handed it to Er Ya.

"Here, this month's bonus and the money for the chili sauce, saves you from having to make another trip."

Upon seeing the money, Er Ya forgot all about being sad. Her eyes sparkled as she looked at the money and asked in surprise, "I see this is more than last month's. What? Did Boss Qian give me a raise?"

Qian Lu said irritably, "Raise my ass! What you earn every month is almost as much as what I work myself to the bone for a month. If I give you a raise, then I'll be working for you."

Er Ya chuckled and said, "I was just joking. We're very content with this much."

After counting, there was a full 2,500 yuan. In a teasing tone, I asked, "Looks like Mr. Qian had a great business last month. Your pockets must be bulging."

Qian Lu perked up immediately upon hearing this, saying with great enthusiasm, "Of course! I have to thank you for coming up with the great idea of ​​barbecue. Our restaurant is packed every night now, with just a few people chatting until midnight over some beer."

"Those waiters work so hard, you have to give them a raise, or they'll start calling you a shrew behind your back."

Qian Lu rolled his eyes at Er Ya: "Do you even need to tell me? I may not be as good as you at cooking, but when it comes to managing employees, I'm much better than you."

Er Ya swung her little feet and said deliberately, "Really? I wonder who that little red or little green girl has fooled so much that she's starting to act like the boss's wife."

Qian Lu covered her mouth and said angrily, "You brat, I brought you so many things just to make you happy, you heartless bastard."

Lin Xiao suddenly appeared from behind Qian Lu like a ghost, slapped Qian Lu's hand away, and said in an annoyed tone, "Why are you getting physical with me while we're talking?"

Qian Lu turned his head and saw that it was Lin Xiao. He said sarcastically, "Oh, Er Ya, your sworn brother is quite protective of you."

Disliking him, before Er Ya could answer, she turned to Lin Xiao and said, "Hey! Didn't you see we were joking? To me, Er Ya isn't just a girl, she's my brother. What kind of rude talk is this about touching her inappropriately?"

Lin Xiao explained earnestly, "Even if you don't treat her like a woman, she's still a girl. You should still be more careful in everything you do."

Qian Lu said nonchalantly, "Tch, you're meddling way too much, aren't you? So what if I did touch you? What can you do about it?"

"You... are shameless."

Qian Lu got angry when he heard this: "How am I shameless? Come on, tell me."

Seeing that the two were about to get angry, Er Ya stood between them and said loudly, "Alright, you two stop talking. Are you here to celebrate my birthday or not? Why don't you two go outside and fight it out? Don't let go until you bleed."

Qian Lu suppressed his anger: "Hmph, Er Ya has spoken up. For Er Ya's sake, I won't stoop to your level."

Lin Xiao said in a serious tone: "Anyway, I've said it before, don't lay a hand on Er Ya in the future, and I won't care about anything else."

"you……".

Before she could finish speaking, Er Ya pulled her away and whispered, "Brother Lu, he's a bit stubborn, you know, a real blockhead. For my sake, don't talk to him anymore. I think if you say another word, you'll start fighting. He's a hard worker, what if he breaks your pretty face?"

Touching his face, he felt that Er Ya's words made a lot of sense: "Okay, I won't argue with him anymore, it's a waste of my time."

"By the way, about today's roe deer meat, have someone come and take it away later. You can decide how much to pay; we can't possibly eat all of it."

Qian Lu looked at Er Ya and asked, "What? Weren't you going to sell it to the people in your village? What are you going to sell it to if you give it to me?"

“Our village is so small. We can’t even sell half of that wild boar. It’s hot now, unlike winter when we can keep it for a few more days. You can find someone to take the roe deer meat, but you can leave the wild boar meat for me.”

"That's no problem. It doesn't matter whose place I go into," Qian Lu nodded, indicating that he understood. He glanced at his watch; it was almost three o'clock. It would take more than an hour to get back. He said to Er Ya:

"The shop is about to get busy, so I'll head out now. Come visit me when you go to the market, and remember to come visit me!"

Then, with a smile, she said to Jiang's mother and the others, "Grandma and Grandpa, Uncle and Aunt, I'm leaving now. You all stay and play."

"You silly child, why are you leaving right after eating? Don't you always like going to that mountain? Let Er Ya take you for a walk."

Chen Xiuhua and Wang Meili nodded and said, "Yes, it's a rare opportunity to come all this way, how can we just eat and leave?"

To be continued!